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Deborah Finfgeld-Connett, PhD, PMHCNS-BC

Associate Professor

Deborah Finfgeld-Connett

E-mail: finfgeldd@missouri.edu
Phone: 573-884-7255
Fax: 573-884-4544

Nursing specialty

Mental health

Interest area(s)

Women and resolution of alcohol problems; internet interventions

Education

  • BSN, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • MSN, University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, Texas
  • PhD, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, Texas
  • Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of Missouri Department of Family and Community Medicine, Columbia, Mo.

Program of research

Women and resolution of alcohol problems; internet interventions; qualitative meta-synthesis; concept and theory development using qualitative methods.

Selected Grants and Awards

  • Web-based Treatment Program for Female Problem Drinkers — (R15 AREA) National Institutes of Health, $220,500, 2005-2007

  

Selected publications

  • Finfgeld-Connett, D. (in press). Qualitative comparison and synthesis of nursing presence and caring. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications.
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D. (in press). Web-based treatment for rural women with alcohol problems: Preliminary findings. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D., and Madsen, R. (in press). Web based treatment of alcohol problems among rural women: Results of a randomized pilot investigation. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services.
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D. (2008). Concept synthesis of the art of nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 62, 381-388.
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D. (2008). Meta-synthesis of caring in nursing. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17, 196-204.
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D. (2008). Qualitative convergence of three nursing concepts: Art of nursing, presence and caring. Journal of Advanced Nursing. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04622.x
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D. (2007). Concept comparison of caring and social support. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 18, 58-68.
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D. (2006). Meta-synthesis of presence in nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 55, 708-714.
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D. (2006). Qualitative concept development: Implications for nursing research and knowledge. Nursing Forum, 41, 103-112.
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D. (2006). Web-based treatment for problem drinking. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 44(9), 20-27.
More Publications

Teaching responsibilities

  • N9120 — Developing Frameworks for Nursing Research
  • N9420 — Qualitative Research Methods
  • N8610 — Diagnostics and Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Nurses

Student mentoring projects

  • PhD Research: Experiences of the Black American Living Kidney Donor

Memberships

  • Editorial Review Board, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
  • American Nurses Association
  • Sigma Theta Tau